As of June 2024, the most popular commercial database management system (DBMS) in the world was Oracle, with a ranking score of 1244. MySQL was the most popular open source DBMS at that time, with a ranking score of 1061.
Ranking of the most popular commercial database management systems (DBMS) worldwide, as of June 2024
* According to the source, the ranking is a broadly a measure of the following parameters:
website mentions;
search frequency;
technical discussion frequency;
current job offers;
professional network profiles;
social network relevance.
The source indicates that, according to their criteria, "when system A has twice as large a value in the DB-Engines Ranking as system B, then it is twice as popular when averaged over the individual evaluation criteria... [T]he popularity score is always a relative value, which should be interpreted in comparison with other systems only."
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DB-Engines. (June 12, 2024). Ranking of the most popular commercial database management systems (DBMS) worldwide, as of June 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131597/worldwide-popularity-ranking-database-management-systems-commercial/
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DB-Engines. (2024). Ranking of the most popular commercial database management systems (DBMS) worldwide, as of June 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131597/worldwide-popularity-ranking-database-management-systems-commercial/
DB-Engines. "Ranking of The Most Popular Commercial Database Management Systems (Dbms) Worldwide, as of June 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131597/worldwide-popularity-ranking-database-management-systems-commercial/
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Ranking of the most popular commercial database management systems (DBMS) worldwide, as of June 2024 [Graph], DB-Engines, June 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131597/worldwide-popularity-ranking-database-management-systems-commercial/